Dario Salvi

The first 3,500 tickets for women spectators sold out in less than an hour. Tickets proudly posted to social media. The match is valid for qualifying for the Qatar 2022 World Cup. In response to the extraordinary demand, the authorities have decided to increase the sectors.

Yesterday the apostolic administrator celebrated the opening of the academic year at the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum. The institute "made history" through "its discoveries". In looking at books, we find "the first response to the cry of the world".

The US president threatens the Turks: if the operations are "beyond the limits" the White House is ready to "annihilate" the country's economy. For the Kurds, the withdrawal of US troops is a "stab in the back". Analysts and experts warn: an offensive against the Turks would open the path for a return of ISIS.

Turkish troops are about to launch an impressive offensive east of the Euphrates. The Kurdish JPG forces are the real target, heroes of the battle against the Islamic State. Green light from Washington. Maronite Archbishop of Damascus: A childhood of anguish, bitterness and concern.

The leaders of the Iraqi Church call on population to act "for the common good" and encourage dialogue to find "satisfactory solutions", realizing the "legitimate demands" of protesters. More victims and injured yesterday. The UN calls for a pause for reflection. The supreme Iranian leader against forces trying to divide Baghdad and Tehran.

Archbishop Nassar invites us to reawaken the "living forces" that are present in the Church of the capital. The prelate calls for "witness" in a still critical context. The Gospel "our only resource". AsiaNews Source: Syrians "victims" of "external" attacks, sanctions "impoverish everyone".

Addressing the protesters, Mahdi claims to accept their "legitimate demands". A curfew is in force in Baghdad and in southern cities with a Shiite majority. The Kurdish region in the north and the Sunni area in the west are quieter. The protesters promise to continue "until the fall of the government".

Part of the royal family and of the business reveals a growing intolerance towards the crown prince. Doubts about driving his capabilities have increased after the attack on refineries. Critical of his anti-Iranian policies and involvement in Yemen. The only alternative is 77-year-old Ahmed bin Abdulaziz, King Salman’s brother.

We are all “disciples and apostles of Christ" says the Cardinal. In a "challenging" context we need to witness charity "with gestures and deeds". Muslims affected by this love and a Gospel that is not "closed dogma". The need for foreign missionaries.

The Bishops' Conference meeting in Bkerké expressed support for the president's intervention at the 74th UN General Assembly. For Aoun they pose a "serious threat" to the future of the nation. From the prelates a request for punitive measures against illegal trafficking and the waste of public funds.

The Vicar of Arabia reiterated that the call to go into the world for the Church is not "an option", but an "essential task". At a time of war, tragedies and conflicts the word of God "defeats death". Being missionaries in predominantly Muslim territory means showing a "spirituality that does not go unnoticed.”

Security forces used water cannons, tear gas and bullets to disperse protesters. The capital epicenter of the protest, then extended to other centers. Anger at "the rabble" of parties and militias that "destroyed Iraq". Among young people unemployment at 25%, since 2004 around 450 billion in public funds has disappeared.